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LOT 0667
Roman Bronze Double-Horse Brooch
4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (9.68 grams, 41 mm).
Bow brooch formed as an arch with addorsed horse-heads with notched detailing, pin and catchplate below. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
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LOT 0667
Roman Bronze Double-Horse Brooch
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
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Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £15
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Large Roman Green Mosaic Glass Fragment
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Opening Bid: £1,000
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Roman Bronze Diploma Fragment
228 A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £150
Rectangular fragment with irregular clipped edges; Side A - trilinear concentric border to the corner; Side B - inscription in serifed capitals '[.]NAS IN MATRI[MONIO / [D]VXERINT PRIO[---] / [.]TOLLANT AC SI [---] / [CIVI]BVS RO[M]ANIS [---] / [ID]VS IANQATICI / [M.] MAECIO PRO[BO COS] / [.]A SEVERIANA'. 28.4 grams, 56 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
